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Adapter

Granted 16 May 2023 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Jody Akana, Duncan Robert Kerr, Julian Hoenig, Peter Russell-Clarke +17 · Examiner: Derrick E Holland · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/847,441
filed 25 Jul 2022
Publication
Not published
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US D986169
granted 16 May 2023

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of an adapter showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures show portions of the adapter that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

2 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/110D13/108

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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D867286-SS119 Nov 20197 Jun 2018grantedAdapter
USUS-D914596-SS130 Mar 202115 Oct 2019grantedAdapter
USUS-D934801-SS12 Nov 202130 Mar 2021grantedAdapter
USUS-D958742-SS126 Jul 20221 Nov 2021grantedAdapter
USthis patentUS-D986169-SS116 May 202325 Jul 2022grantedAdapter
USUS-D1044723-SS11 Oct 20241 May 2023grantedAdapter
›Other offices — 2 members
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AUAU-201817291-SS10 Jan 20195 Dec 2018publishedAdapter
AUAU-201817292-SS10 Jan 20195 Dec 2018publishedAdapter

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